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DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE

In a major push to clean energy, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the increase in solar capacity in the country from 20,000 megawatt (MW) to 40,000MW through setting up of solar parks and ultra-mega solar power projects

The government's top brass, led by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, will brainstorm on Thursday on how best it can push large-scale adoption of electric vehicles in the country, ahead of the rollout of FAME India.

Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal today accused the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh of providing power connections to members of "one community" in the state where assembly elections are underway

Swiss-Swedish power equipment and robotics company ABB Ltd will transfer new smart-grid technologies to its Indian arm and ramp up local production to make the country an export hub for high-end power transmission systems and micro-grids, ABB India Ltd chief executive officer and managing director Sanjeev Sharma said

The mines of Raw Materials Division (RMD) of SAIL have kicked off the first month of this calendar year with a growth over 25 per cent in iron ore production with respect to the corresponding period year last year (CPLY).

Two decades after it got Union cabinet approval, a 60 MW project in Mizoram will see the light of day in June making the hilly state the third power-surplus state in northeast India after Sikkim and Tripura.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu today said the state government will soon sort out the problems on implementation of the stalled 2000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydro Electric Project at Dollongmukh in Lower Subansiri district.

As the reserves of India’s only mechanised diamond mine at Panna are depleting, its owner National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), a Navratna public sector undertaking, is increasing its focus on exploring other diamond-rich areas in Madhya Pradesh (MP)

The more than a decade old group captive model is attracting attention as power producers in the country continue to struggle with idle capacities, lack of long-term power purchase agreements (PPA), low merchant rates and pending dues from the state-run distribution companies

Mining giant BHP Billiton reported Tuesday a dramatic rebound in half-yearly profits on the back of surging coal and iron ore prices and improved productivity.The underlying profit of US$3.2 billion and earnings before tax of US$9.9 billion for the last six months of 2016 exceeded expectations.

The international crude oil price of Indian Basket as computed/published today by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas was US$ 55.37 per barrel (bbl) on 21.02.2017.

Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan, senior officers of his ministry and executives of state-run oil companies will fan out in almost all the districts of the country over the next 40 days to gauge energy infrastructure, availability of cashless facilities and issues of cooking gas supplies

West Bengal Government, led by Chief Minister, Mamta Banerjee in the meeting of the Cabinet Standing Committee on Industry has approved the joint venture with the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL).

Crude oil production during January, 2017 was 3075.41 TMT which is 5.57% lower than target but 1.28% higher when compared with January 2016. Cumulative crude oil production during April, 2016 – January, 2017 was 30120.74 TMT which is 2.31% and 2.79% lower than target and production during corresponding period of last year respectively

An independent report has highlighted the long-term health impacts of the Ennore oil spill and the need for sustained medical care for volunteers as well as local residents, who came into contact with the oil.

The government’s plan to create an integrated oil company will likely involve Oil and Natural Gas Corp taking over either Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) or Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) but won’t result in a mega merger leading to the creation of an industry giant

China's state-run Zhenhua Oil has signed a preliminary deal with Chevron to buy the U.S. oil major's natural gas fields in Bangladesh that are worth about $2 billion, two Beijing-based Chinese oil executives said

INFRASTRUCTURE

Equipped with cushioned seats, aluminium composite panels, and LED lights, the Antyodaya Express, a new fully unreserved train for the common man with specially designed colourful coaches was unveiled today by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu